We moved here from out of town so we picked it solely based on price, floorplan & location. All of these things are great. That's about where the greatness ends. <br>ANTS: They have been a huge problem since day 1. I'm not talking ants in the sugar bowl. We have to keep ALL of our food in the refrigerator - even nonperishables because they'll come get it. They're in the bathroom, the closet, the den, the furnace closet, the ceilings - EVERYWHERE. The exterminator comes by every Tuesday and has made the situation a little more manageable. <br>SAFETY: I haven't been attacked or anything like I've read about. And ok, so there are gas stations at both entrances that are hang-outs for scary people and there's a MARTA stop right by the gate and the Mexican workers stand outside waiting for work right across the street. I get it - it's Atlanta, a big city, I'm ok with all of that. That's why I liked the idea of it being a gated community. But when the gates don't work about 60% of the time and when they do, you have hoodlums cutting you off and forcing you to let them in when the gates ARE working, I don't see a point in having them at all...Even if the gates worked all the time, the way the place is set up so that guests and residents all use the same keypad to get in is pointless. And hoodlums still walk around. Also, the place has no outside lighting. Well, right around the front of the office building there are some ugly orange lights... but when I'm walking my dog after dark, I have almost fallen on concrete steps numerous times because you just can't see. You also can't see when the scary hoodlums are walking towards you. My dog can't even see in such darkness! Not only is that dangerous for people who have to walk their dogs after the sun goes down, but it's just not safe.<br>THE LEASING STAFF: They're not as bad as they could be, I suppose. Maintenance is reliable, friendly, and has fixed everything we've asked them too. But I had a FedEx package that I was waiting on and when it never arrived, I called the office to see if they had heard anything about it and it had been there over a week! They didn't even ATTEMPT to call us, leave us a note, or ANYTHING! I now have to check with them regularly to make sure they're not hoarding any of my other packages. It's just a pain in the ---.<br>RECONSTRUCTION: Good. Thanks for doing it. But if you're going to block our entrance to our front door and inconvenience us for several days, give us more than 24 hours notice!!!!!!!! <br>Thankfully, our lease is almost up - but especially if you're moving from out of town - DO NOT BE FOOLED BY PRICES AND FLOORPLANS!!! You do NOT want to live here. I hate living somewhere I'm embarrassed about and every day, my heart just sinks when I drive through that open gate.....
